The Mets were close to acquiring another big bat, Boston's Manny Ramirez, during negotiations with the Red Sox on Sunday, but the deal fell apart when the teams differed on the amount of money the Red Sox would give the Mets. The Boston Herald reported Minaya and Boston general manager Theo Epstein got into a heated exchange when talks failed.

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation.

Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey

It has already been said time and time again that it would be a move to free up salary. Manny's 20mil a year could get two solid free agents. I'm not saying I agree with the move but to say that its a swap for Floyd is simply ignorant.
Also as for chemitry they lost Pedro who while he was always in the middle of dugout antics he also was known for being a prima dona. They will lose Cabrera who spent less than half a season and replaced him with a guy known for being a great clubhouse presence. I don't think their chemistry will be a problem. I'd be more worried about the Yankees chemistry as George continues to just add star after star with no regard for the "team" concept that dominated baseball in the late 90s.

Lowe is the biggest head case on the team. He did not contribute to the chemistry that won them the title. Their "band of idiots" look can be attributed to damon, millar, ortiz, and manny. All of whom are still around.
I'd be suprised to see Manny anywhere else than in front of the monster next season.

Of course they never would trade away their best. They don't have to worry about bloated contracts.

XTSilver wrote:Lowe is the biggest head case on the team. He did not contribute to the chemistry that won them the title. Their "band of idiots" look can be attributed to damon, millar, ortiz, and manny. All of whom are still around.I'd be suprised to see Manny anywhere else than in front of the monster next season.

Of course they never would trade away their best. They don't have to worry about bloated contracts.

Maybe if we ignore yanksareback2 he'll either

a.) go away

or

b.) stop trying to cover up his ALCS humiliation by lamenting the State of the Red Sox, citing examples like: the SHAME of letting Derek Lowe sign a FA contract elsewhere.